Home Secretary Announces New Start Up Visa
Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, today announced a new start up visa for entrepreneurs looking to set up businesses in the UK. The new system will replace the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) route from 2019. It was designed after “advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)”.
NHS Tier 2 Visa Exemption
After six months of the Tier 2 cap causing the NHS to miss out on hiring 2,300 doctors, Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, has taken action with an NHS Tier 2 Visa Exemption. This means doctors and nurses will no longer count towards the cap on Tier 2 visas.
What Are The Benefits Of UK Citizenship?
Why might an EU citizen wish to become a British citizen? The benefits of UK citizenship are self-evident for some: you become British! But is that so desirable?
How To Prove Five Years Lawful Residence
The five years lawful residence requirements for British citizenship could cause problems for some EU citizens who seek naturalisation as British citizens
Are Highly-Skilled Migrants the Next Immigration Scandal?
Accusations have been made against the Home Office that they are targeting highly qualified and highly skilled migrants as they attempt to reduce immigration numbers.
Home Office Relaxes Student Visa Rules
A recent change in the rules for Tier 4 Student Visas by the Home Office allows a “visa-light” alternative for international students from one 25 approved ‘low risk’ countries.
UK Citizenship Fees Leave Families Destitute
In the latest outrage over immigration, the Home Office is facing a scandal over the UK citizenship fees issued to children when they make an application for British citizenship.
Can I Register As A British Citizen?
If you apply for British citizenship successfully, then you will be allowed to live and work in the UK without restrictions. For immigrants to the UK, this is known as “right of abode”. Depending on your current nationality or citizenship status (if you are you married to a British Citizen, or have Indefinite Leave to Remain?), there are two different processes: British Naturalisation and Registration.
What You Need To Know About Applying For A British Passport
If you succeed in an application for British citizenship, you can work in the UK without any restrictions. For immigrants, this is known as “right of abode”. Depending on your current nationality or citizen status (you may be married to a British Citizen, for example, or you might have Indefinite Leave to Remain), you may use either the process of British Naturalisation Applications or Registration to apply for British Citizenship.
Could This Be The End Of Indefinite Immigration Detention?
Sajid Javid, the home secretary, has announced he is considering ending indefinite immigration detention after a prisons Ombudsman report was highly critical of the procedure. Charities say that despite the recommendations in a previous report, the situation for detainees remains dire and, in some cases, worse than ever.